Lately I’ve been hearing a lot of stuff like this:
“I accepted this assignment at a low rate thinking I could whip it out in an hour or so. Is it okay if I just quote from other articles instead of interviewing sources?”
No. No. No, no, no!
No matter how much you’re being paid, if you accept …… Click here to keep reading…
May 13, 2013 Advice, Money, Motivation, Rants
By Lisa Evans
Is freelancing more secure than traditional employment? That was the question asked by a 2012 survey from the MBO Partners State of Independence.
The result: 39% of respondents said independent work is more secure than traditional employment. This is up from 33% from 2011 and 15% before the recession.
The primary reason for …… Click here to keep reading…
By Linda Formichelli
I always knew I wanted to be a writer. Yet I ended up in a Master’s program in Slavic Linguistics at UC Berkeley. (And yes, I did love it!)
Then I had to make a choice: Do I want to continue on with the PhD program or follow my writing dream?
I chose the dream, …… Click here to keep reading…
Apr 26, 2013 Marketing, Money, Motivation, Personal yammerings
By Diana Burrell
Here at the Renegade Writer we get e-mails and queries from readers and/or aspiring writers who are desperate to start freelancing because they are broke, have a disability or illness and can’t work a regular job, or lost their jobs and are down to their last nickels.
They write asking for job leads, …… Click here to keep reading…
By Lisa Evans
I’m a sucker for reality shows.
Not the ones with twenty-five sleazy women throwing themselves at a man for a rose, nor the drama of the self-obsessed Kardashians, or who slept with whom from Jersey Shore, but the performance reality shows – American Idol, Dancing with the Stars – you name it, I …… Click here to keep reading…
Apr 4, 2013 Advice, Freelance Writing, Marketing, Money